Overview
A detective's past resurfaces as he hunts for a missing child, revealing dark secrets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- disturbing
- paranoid
- dark thriller night
- serious crime movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard this as a gripping, disturbing Belgian thriller powered by its committed performances and relentless treatment of traumatic subject matter.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nick Cafmeyer’s fixation on his brother Bjorn’s disappearance informs his response to the missing nine-year-old and his hostility toward Plettinckx.
Nick’s lifelong trauma, Plettinckx’s status as a sex offender, and the kidnapping investigation all foreground abuse and its aftermath.
The investigation into a missing nine-year-old develops into a massive search and relentless manhunt.
Plettinckx’s fiendish harassment and the case’s child-abuse context sustain a disturbing, high-discomfort mood.
Films like The Treatment, and why
Prisoners
shared child-abduction investigation, procedural tension, bleak atmosphere, and psychologically damaged investigators
The Silence of the Lambs
shared grim detective work, serial sexual predation, institutional pressure, and oppressive thriller tone
The Missing
shared european crime procedural structure, moral darkness, and a relentless hunt for a missing child
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared austere police investigation, traumatic backstory, and disturbing criminal psychology
Movie Details
- Director
- Hans Herbots
- Release Date
- 2014-01-29
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (237)
Cast
- Geert Van Rampelberg
- Ina Geerts
- Johan van Assche
- Laura Verlinden
- Ingrid De Vos
- Dominique Van Malder
- Roel Swanenberg
- Kyan Steverlynck
- Michael Vergauwen
- Circé Lethem
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Revry
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Treatment about?
- A traumatised Belgian inspector’s hunt for a missing child reopens the unresolved nightmare of his own brother’s disappearance.
- What is The Treatment like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Treatment as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Treatment violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Treatment as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Treatment?
- Critics broadly regard this as a gripping, disturbing Belgian thriller powered by its committed performances and relentless treatment of traumatic subject matter.
- Which films are like The Treatment?
- Films with a similar feel include Prisoners, The Silence of the Lambs, The Missing, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
- How long is The Treatment?
- The Treatment runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Treatment?
- In United States, The Treatment streams on Revry.
